Rain, Rain Go Away

I love rainy days... seriously, I really do. It's OK if you think I'm weird. I find listening to the rain relaxing and when it's raining it makes it easier to be inside. But, we've had enough rain to last us awhile. I know, I know... nothing like poor Texas and other states in the south. We've had about 3 inches in the last 2 days the newspaper said. Quinn and I prayed tonight that, "That's good now God... you can make the rain stop." Day after day of rainy days gets a little long. I remember one particular stretch of days last summer when it rained parts of like 10 days straight. We sleep with our window open if possible and one morning a loud bird was singing right outside our window at like 5 o'clock and of course I could hear the rain too. I thought, "What on earth?... what kind of a bird actually SINGS during a gloomy rainy morning?!" I was actually kind of ticked off because it woke me up but I "fixed her" by closing the window and making her fly away. I laid back down in bed to try and go back to sleep and these thoughts came to me.

That singing bird...isn't that how Christians are supposed to act?... aren't we the ones who have been given a joy from the Lord that allows us to "sing" through "rainy" times?... Is it possible to be like that bird and feel cheerful even when the circumstances around us are anything but?

I'm the first to admit, I don't usually feel cheerful amidst the rainy times in life. I'm human. But as a Christian I know that it's at least possible when I accept the joy of the Lord as my strength. I need to practice that some more.

Madison didn't mind the rain tonight... the boy's soccer practice was cancelled but the tough girls still practiced for 2 hours. It rained the entire time. It wasn't possible to be any more wet I don't think. Only 5 more practices until their opening season tournament.

Love, Leah